Los Angeles, CA town hall & government
Los Angeles spent $22.6 billion in the year to June 30, 2024, about $5,919 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Los Angeles's government.
Who runs Los Angeles
From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.
Where Los Angeles's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 28%
- Fees & charges 26%
- Property taxes 13%
- Sales taxes 11%
- Interest, fines & other 7%
- Other taxes & licenses 6%
- From the state 4%
- From the federal government 3%
- From other local governments 2%
Who works for Los Angeles
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles's K–12 school district, shared with Gardena, Huntington Park, Maywood, San Fernando, Vernon and West Hollywood. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from California districts overall: 36% local, 52% state, 11% federal
- Local 30%
- State 52%
- Federal 18%
Of the $25,643 per pupil, $13,717 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Which schools Los Angeles kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Los Angeles pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Contact Los Angeles's government
Who represents Los Angeles
Los Angeles is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representatives Brad Sherman, Luz M. Rivas, Laura Friedman, Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Jimmy Gomez, Ted Lieu, Nanette Diaz Barragán, George Whitesides and Maxine Waters. Gavin Newsom is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.